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File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Earl Lousier and Harry Gairns. Includes two original recorded audio cassettes.

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Jean May. Includes one original recorded audio cassette and one copy.

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Joe Rositano. Includes one original recorded audio cassette and one copy.

File consists of an audio recording of an interview with Horst Sander. Includes two original recorded audio cassettes and two copies.

File consists of trail maps and recreation guides from various places in British Columbia, especially Northern British Columbia. Maps include:

• British Columbia Road Map and Parks Guide
• Northwood Pulp and Timber Limited Forest Operations Recreation Map
• Provincial Parks of Northern British Columbia
• Visitor's Guide: Mackenzie Woodlands
• Visitors Guide: Mackenzie Woodlands
• Mackenzie Forest District Recreation Map
• Dawson Creek Forest District Recreation Map
• Morice Forest District Recreation Map
• Fort St. James Forest District Recreation Map
• Lakes Forest District Recreation Map
• Cariboo Forest Region Recreation Map
• Lakes District Visitors Map
• Prince George Forest District Recreation Map
• Vanderhoof Forest District Recreation Map
• Fort St. John Forest District Recreation Map
• Cariboo Forest Region Recreation Map (East)
• Robson Valley Forest District Recreation Map
• Fort Nelson Forest District Recreation Map
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Valemount - Blue River
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: McBride - Goat River
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Prince George West
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Moberly - Sukunka
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Nation - Takla
• Forest Service Recreation Sites: Murrat - Kiskatinaw
• Recreation Road Map for the Prince George Forest Area (1987-1988)
• Recreation Road Map for the Prince George Forest Area (1997)
• The Bobtail Forest Service Road Tour
• Forest Recreation Map: Northwood Pulp and Timber Limited
• Forest Operations Recreation Map: Northwood pulp and timber limited
• Forest Service: Recreation Sites Williston/Mackenzie
• Forest Service Recreation Sites Prince George West
• The Official Prince George Tourist Street Map
• Ecological Reserves in British Columbia (July 1990)
• Prince George Forest District map (April 1990) with annotations regarding trials.

File consists of one wooden dollar with commercial use for Holiday Motel, Hope, BC.

File consists of one VHS tape showing the building of the Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George. Video has no sound.

File consists of an electronic oral history transcript documenting the life of Bea Dezell from approximately 189? to 2004. Interview conducted in May and June 2004 by Denise Torgerson and transcript prepared by Elaine Hauck, both of Prince George Oral History Group.

File consists of an electronic oral history transcript documenting the life of Ella Melvira Stephens from approximately 1911 - 1999. Interview conducted in spring of 1999 by an unidentified UNBC student.

Item is the published book "Sunshine and Rhubarb Wine: The Life and Legacy of Bea Dezell". The book is the life story of Bea Dezell, born in Vancouver in 1908 and moved to Williams Lake in 1932, then lived in Wells and Quesnel before settling in Prince George. She was a pioneer of the Cariboo region. Her husband Garvin Dezell, a builder, was the mayor of Prince George for many years in the 1950s and 60s. Bea died in 2014 at the age of 105.

This version of the book contains colour photograph reproductions. Other versions of the book have black & white photograph reproductions.

This short colour film depicts logging and sawmill operations at Ferguson Lake in March 1959. Scenes include tree felling, log hauling equipment, the Ferguson Lake lumber yard, use of Ferguson Lake to float logs, and the inside operations of the Ferguson Lake sawmill. Film also includes a brief clip of family film footage of the McKay family home and garden on Melville Street in Prince George with scenes showing a Newfoundland dog named Barney with Donald McKay and Joan McKay.

File consists of recreational guides from various places in British Columbia, especially Northern British Columbia. Guides include:

• The North Ridge Ecr-Trail Guide: Aleza Lake Research Forest
• Cluculz Lake Silviculture Demonstration Area: Trail Guide
• Willow River Interpretive Trail
• Crooked River Forest Self-Guided Circle Tour
• Forests for the World Interpretive Trail Guide
• Cottonwood Island Nature Park: Habitat Enhancement.

File consists of two videos:

• A VHS video tape containing "Mark of Progress" promotional and possible training video for the BC forest industry in and around Prince George
• A VHS tape "Reforestation in British Columbia: A Growing Success" published by the Province of British Columbia Ministry of Forests.

This scrapbook, entitled "My Two Year Term on the Teen Town Council", was created by Howard Foot to document his involvement in the Prince George Teen Town Council. Howard Foot was the elected "mayor" of the Prince George Teen Town Council for the 1958-1959 term. The British Columbia centennial year was 1958; Teen Town was involved in centennial event planning. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings from the Prince George Citizen relating to Prince George Teen Town events and the Teen Town Council. These clippings include mention of other Teen Town Council members, including Brian Fawcett who later became a nationally-recognized Canadian writer.

Original photographic prints and reproduced photographs relating to Prince George Teen Town are pasted in and interleaved into the scrapbook. Also interleaved into the scrapbook is a 26 February 1959 issue of the Prince George Echo newspaper. The newspaper issue has a feature article about a Prince George custom car show organized by Howard Foot.

Item consists of transcript of interview with writer and guide outfitter Jack Boudreau conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding Boudreau's experiences with grizzly bears. Boudreau also discusses other guide outfitters and hunters from Northern British Columbia.

Item consists of transcript of taped interview with Prince George Fire Chief Harold Dornbierer conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding his career in fire protection. Dornbierer also discusses history of of the fire department of Prince George.

Item consists of typed transcript of interview with Ivor Guest discussing his early memories of Prince George as a river man and logging. Includes discussion of Cataline, and Quaw family.

Item consists of transcript of interview with Bob Dunsmore, CNC Forestry Dean who discusses forestry and agriculture education at College of New Caledonia.

Item consists of transcript of interview with Bob Nelson of the Caledonia Ramblers who discusses the hiking groups activities in the Prince George region

Item consists of interview with George Gibbons who discusses his working career with Prince George City Hall and as Alderman and Prince George's history c.1950s-c.1960s.

Item consists of interview with Walter Gill who discusses his career in the BC Provincial Police in Central Interior. Also talks about trapping in region.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of analog recording of interview with Bill Woycik and Howard Foot on the history of the Recreational Services Division of City of Prince George. Includes information on various events hosted including aquatic, circus and sports events c.1958-c.1986.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Ben Klassen, owner of Homesteader Meats. Also discusses hunting.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Tom Waller who discusses fire protection and forest fires in the Prince George and Peace River region.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with trapper Hank Witter who discusses his life as a trapper in Northern BC. c.1920s-c.1960s.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of recording and speeches during the Freeman Banquet honouring Harold Moffat, Mayor of Prince George on his retirement as mayor.

Item consists of transcript and tape summary of interview with Elmer Nelson who discusses Axel Wenner- Gren's business interest in the Rocky Mountain Trench area of Northern British Columbia in the 1950s.

Item consists of interview with Mabel Peterson who discusses domestic, family life and community life in small communities in North Central British Columbia c.1920s-c.1970s.

Item consists of transcript of interviews with guests on the Simon Break radio show including members of the musical group The Rhythm Pals and librarian Anne Allgaier.

Consists of 1 DVD entitled "Harkins' History" consisting of clips from Bob Harkins TV interviews with various personalities in Prince George covering a range of topics related to local and regional history. DVD includes two sets of clips of segments broadcasted from October 1999 to June 2000.

Consists of 1 brochure entitled "Prince George : Centre City of British Columbia Canada : An Invitation to Tourists," made possible by the Prince George & District Board of Trade. Printed by Spee-Dee Printers Ltd. The Tourist Centre, 101 George Street, is provided as a contact for further information

Fonds consists of one copy of a manuscript of Harry Weaver's autobiography and copies of various accompanying records, as well as one black & white copy print photograph depicting the Weaver family.